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Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
73known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has 8 more storage drives supported than the Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with (12 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has 23 GB more maximum RAM supported than the Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with (24 GB vs 1 GB). Storage drive interface: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS, Serial ATA on the Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with. Storage drive size: 2.5/3.5" on the Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS, 3.5" on the Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with. Supported file systems: NTFS on the Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS, ext3, XFS, ZFS on the Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with.

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:12
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:4
Storage drive interface
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:Serial ATA
Storage drive size
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.5/3.5"
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:3.5"
Supported file systems
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:NTFS
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:ext3, XFS, ZFS
Processor family
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:Intel® Celeron®
Internal memory type
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:DDR3
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:DDR2
Maximum RAM supported
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:24 GB
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:1 GB
Supported network protocols
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:CIFS, NFS, FTP
- Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with:TCP/IP/Appletalk

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Comparison of PowerVault NX3100 NAS, 1U4600R-4000
84 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS View product	B Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure with Model 1U4600R-4000 View product
Storage4 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	4
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5/3.5"	3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	24 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsDiffers	NTFS	ext3, XFS, ZFS
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Celeron®
Processor modelKnown for one	E5620	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.66 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	12 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	12 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	40 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBV4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42.5 X 45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	B1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.86 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	77.6 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	288 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	24 GB	1 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	CIFS, NFS, FTP	TCP/IP/Appletalk
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Storage Server 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 W
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Storage Server	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 UNIX/Linux Mac OS X
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	47925	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data protection featuresKnown for one	SIS, DFS-R, VSS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIex4 1 x PCIex8	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	H700	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Performanceidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS v3, AFP
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80%

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